Vehicular system having a warning system to alert motorists that a mobile phone is in use
OwnerSheldon Breinerinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to a warning system for use on board a motorized road vehicle. The warning system includes an activity detector that detects an RF signal emitted from a mobile phone when a person driving the motorized vehicle is communicating over the mobile phone. The warning system also has a display device in communication with the activity detector, the display device providing a visual indication to a motorist of another vehicle near the motorized vehicle in traffic, in a manner that allows the motorist of the other vehicle to ascertain when the person driving the motorized vehicle is using the mobile phone.
Claims7
A warning system for use on board a motorized vehicle comprising
- an activity detector that detects RF signal emitted from a mobile phone when a person driving the motorized vehicle is communicating over the mobile phone;
- and
- a display device in communication with the activity detector, the display device providing a visual indication to a motorist of another vehicle near the motorized vehicle in traffic, in a manner that allows the motorist of the other vehicle to ascertain when the person driving the motorized vehicle is using the mobile phone.
A vehicular system comprising:
- a motorized vehicle;
- an activity detector that detects a signal from a mobile phone when a person driving the motorized vehicle is communicating over the mobile phone;
- and
- a display device in communication with the activity detector, the display device providing a visual indication to a motorist of another vehicle near the motorized vehicle in traffic, in a manner that allows the motorist of the other vehicle to ascertain when the person driving the motorized vehicle is using the mobile phone.
A method of providing a warning to a motorist of a vehicle in traffic that a person driving a motorized vehicle in the traffic is communicating over a mobile phone, comprising:
- detecting a signal from the mobile phone when the person driving the motorized vehicle is communicating over the mobile phone;
- and
- in response to the detection of the signal, providing a visual indication to the motorist of the other vehicle in the traffic that the person driving the motorized vehicle is using the mobile phone.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.